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Glacier Park transportation plan calls for more parking, more shuttles
Glacier National Park officials revealed preliminary plans for a permanent transportation plan for the Going-to-th…
Report shows healthy Montana wolf population
The wolf population in Montana remains healthy, according to the 2023 Montana Fish, Wildlife AND Parks Wolf Report.
Whitefish's Stella Hobbs tops podium in grueling gravel race
The Last Best Race was on par with its slogan “for neighbors, racers, n’ adventure chasers” as an estimated 550 participants, 125 volunteers and over 1,000 sup…
Anglers embrace North Fork fishing regs to protect native trout
Local anglers and guides generally support the unprecedented fishing restriction placed on the North Fork of the Flathead River this week due to record warm wa…
Fishing restrictions placed on North Fork due to warm water
In an unprecedented decision, state officials have placed fishing restrictions on the North Fork Flathead River due to record water temperatures and dropping f…
Columbia Falls man fends off grizzly attack with handgun
A Columbia Falls man shot and killed a grizzly bear after he was attacked while picking huckleberries on Thursday evening.
Glacier Park seeing high number of no-shows at North Fork
Glacier National Park’s reservation system for the North Fork is working, but not the way the park had hoped, Deputy Superintendent Pete Webster told North For…
So you hired a guide. Read this first
What fun: You’re going on a guided outdoor trip. As you get ready, here are some tips from actual guides about what to expect, as these patient men and women h…
Efforts persist to rebuild wildlife connectivity with highway crossings
For humans, roads are more than infrastructure. They can be cultural phenoms or a symbol of freedom.
Trout Creek angler hauls in record sucker
Montana has a new state record largescale sucker.
Spring deer, elk surveys show mixed results
HELENA – Biologists conducting spring deer and elk surveys found some areas with improved herd growth and some areas with lower recruitment due to poor habitat…
Full length of Glacier's Sun Road opens for summer
The full length of Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park opened Saturday morning for the summer season.
Wildflower walkers: Spencer Mountain in full bloom
Father’s Day morning began with a fart joke. “Happy Farters ... I mean Father’s Day” the card my three daughters gave me read. “You’re a gassy ... I mean class…
Bio Station awarded $9.5 Million for ocean climate change science
FLATHEAD LAKE – A new research project led by the University of Montana’s Flathead Lake Biological Station expands the impact of the station’s renowned experti…
What could make a baby bison white?
Photos of a white bison calf in Yellowstone National Park have generated excitement as well as questions: How does that happen?
Glacier National Park plow crews grapple with deepest snow in more than a decade
It’s feeling like spring in the valley, but at Logan Pass, Glacier National Park road crews are still in the thick of winter snowpack — the deepest seen in mor…